Thetroublewithlegalizingdrugs介绍.ppt

PART 2 The Trouble With Legalizing Drugs Clarence Page According to the author,how will drug legalization 1 of 11 It would remove the great profits drugs now pump into the criminal underworld. It would reduce the attraction drugs have for young people right now. It would take away the excuse prevents many addicts from seeking help. It even could tax the sale of drugs and use it to build more treatment centers and other social welfares. benefit the society? And deep thinkers ? Kurt Schmoke: Prohibition of drugs is bailing out the ocean with a teaspoon. Milton Friedman:Prohibition makes matters worse. What is the tone of Clarence Page when he mentioned the idea of legalization? 2 of 11 He states the trouble with legalizing drugs.As long as the demand of drugs remains,the traffic will still find ways to get through.And demand will remain as long as the social ills that feed it remain. So he thinks the quick fix that legalization would seem to provide is illusory. structure 11-12 13-15 16-18 3 of 11 19-20 legalization: a simple solution and its benefits the reason for why deep thinkers advocated lifting the prohibition on drugs peoples rebuttal of legalization because of its ugly gaping hole the conclusion of both legalization and crimalization Words and Expressions 4 of 11 It would immediately remove the immerde profits drugs now pump into the criminal underwood,······take away the criminal stigma that prevents many addicts from help.(L.1,Para.12) Parallelism(排比)：it would do······三个分句连用，使句式工整，加强语势，更加强调了毒品合法化的好处 pump into ： pump sth into sth ：to put a lot of money into sth 向···大量注资 pump sth into sb ：to force a lot of sth into sb 强行向···灌输 pump out ：大量生产或制造 pump up：给某人打气鼓励 或 为轮胎充气打气 stigma: a mark or token of infamy,disgrace,or repoach 污点；耻辱 sitigmatize：v. 使感到耻辱；侮辱 5 of 11 Deep thinkers have long advocated lifting the prohibition on drugs.Last year the debate was stirred anew when Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke called for a serious national debate on t